The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-12-03

Mr.. Jno. W. Smith has been COMMISSIONS
as postmaster at Waterloo.
Masons should read the grandmaster's cir
cular printed elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. Berrie is building an addition for MIR
Hoffman. TO be used as an ice house and cool
ing cellar for the brewery.
Messrs. W. Il. & D. NJ. Smith have u sticl
of candy in their show window that weigh.
Just II pounds. Isaac Summers says they de-
not sell 'em at 10 cents q piece, three for s
quarter.
VIM. Tracy was bound over, by Esquire
Clayton, Monday, in the sum of $500, upon
the charge of felonious assault on Bang Jack
son, another negro. in August of last year.
He is In Jail.
City Engineer Crowder has made a macad-
am crossing at Ridge-7aY and Tenth streets,
also macadam crossi' gs over the alleys al
Mrs. Weiss and Mr.. Summers. Pedestrian
for Ridgeway. and they are numerous, feel
duly grateful.
"a The horse sale made by Mr.. c. W. Ford
November %, resulted In pretty good prices
for the upbroke animals, mares. The broke
horses went low. The mares brought about
an average of $50; the broke horses sold at
$40. Mr.. Ford has taken part of his herd
over to Ray county to close out his stock.
The following pupils in Miss Stewards
room, at the First ward school, were perfect
an punctuality and department during the
month of November:-7t grade-Guy Rus
sci, Daisy Bowman, Odon Sutton, Webb
Lay; in scholarship. 9TH grade-Clara
Drumn, Ida Herker, Mary Ward. Katie
Dremel, Elsie Wendt, Theodore Crowley,
John Taylor, Walter Peak, Will Gipson,
Claude Luellen, Jessie Hamlet; 9Th grader
Rob Bowman, Alpharetta Carney, Annie
Gipson. Cornelia Ludwigs.
This is the way the Whalemen's Shipping
List puts it:-"As is the wind in the month
of November, so will 1t be in December.
Thunder in November indicates a fertile
year to come. II there be ice IN November,
that will bear duck, There will be nothing
thereafter but sleet and muck. If at st.
Martins day (November III it IS fair. dry
and cold, the cold In winter will not last
long. II the geese on st. Martins day stand
on ice they will walk on mud on Christmas
day. When in November the water rises 1t
will show itself the whole winter. As at 81.
Catharine's day (25th) foul or fair, so will be
the next February. As November 81, SO the
whole winter. As November, so the follow
ing March. IL the leaves of trees and grape
vines do not fall before st. Martins day a
cold winter may be expected" Our readers
may compare the representations with the
weather in November by consulting the table
also published to-day.
A press dispatch from Marshall, Saline
county, dated November II, gives this sad
piece of Information, which will he read with
Interest in this county, where the FIetehers
have q large number of friends and relatives:
Last night, a few minutes after IL O'Clock,
Lee Fletcher, aged about "a years, son of
Brack Fletcher, a prominent citizen of this
city, was shot, and probably fatally wounded
by VIM. Wright, a farmer living six miles
southeast of this city. 1t appears that there
were SIX or eight men in the crowd when the
shooting occurred, the principal actors being |
Lee Fletcher, Dan Lynch, Will and Frank
Wright. Fletcher. while being taken home, |
Informed an officer that during the fracas he
knocked VIM. Wright down, and that the
latter shot him while he was down. Wm.
Wright and Dan Lynch and Frank Wright |
were arrested last night soon after the shoot
ing occurred. VIM. Wright admits firing the
shot, but says that he shot at Dan Lynch, who |
he thought had assaulted him. The Wright |
bows state that they were walking together |
and were attacked from behind, both being |
knocked down almost ut the SAME time. The
men were al drinking and it is d difficult
matter to get at The true state of affairs,
Some prominent physicians of the city this
afternoon performed all operation on the
Young man. The ball entered at the naval
and was found lodged against the spinal
column. having passed through the body.
The ball did lot pas directly through the
in~testines. although they were covered with
blood. Tho result OF an inward hemor-
rhage. The bowels were taken Out. cleaned
aud Replaced and the incision sewed VI, the
commencing At | 80 p. m. and end
ing at 4 O'clock. He is in Il critical condition,
but his chances for recovery are better than
they would be bad The operation not been
ned LaIer information STATES that
MIR. Fletcher died al | O'clock on Monday
last. Wright Is in Jaii charged with murder
in the FIRST degree.